Kenn Duncan (1928-1986) is represented in the collections of major museums and libraries around the world, including The Brooklyn Museum, the Chicago Historical Society, the Dance Library of Israel, the Harvard Libraries, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the International Center of Photography, the Parsons School of Design, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, as well as The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The three books of his work are testaments to his interest in the human form in motion and in repose. Red Shoes, inspired by the film The Wizard of Oz, depicts celebrities in telling white costumes with complementary red shoes, boots, sandals, sneakers, toe shoes, or ballet slippers. His two books of nudes, Nudes and More Nudes, feature discreet and artistic arrangements of exceptional bodies.

Duncan was born in New Jersey and became a roller-skating champion at an early age. In order to perfect his form, he took ballet lessons and eventually abandoned skating for a dance career. The injury that put an end to his dancing career set him on a new course that eventually won him international acclaim as a photographer. He was the recipient of such recognition as a National Endowment for the Arts Grant and the International Brotherhood and Peace Award.

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